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Oneהָאֶחָדwent outוַיֵּצֵאfrom me,מֵאִתִּיand I said,וָאֹמַר“Surelyאַךְhe has been torn to pieces,”טָרֹף טֹרָףand I have notוְלֹאseen himרְאִיתִיוsince.עַד הֵנָּה
Genesis 44:28
Study it in the app“One went out from me, and I said, “Surely he has been torn to pieces,” and I have not seen him since.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 44:28, word by word
- Oneאֶחָדechad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appears- went outיֵּצֵאyetse
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetse” appears- and I saidאֹמַרomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “omar” appears- he has been torn to piecesטָרֹףtarof
tear
To tear prey apart with claws and teeth, as a wild beast does.
Where else “tarof” appears- seen himרְאִיתִיreiti
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “reiti” appears
The context
27Your servant my father said to us, ‘You know that my wife bore me two sons.
28 · This verse (above)
29If you take this one also from me and harm befalls him, you will bring down my gray hair in misery to Sheol.’
To study Genesis 44 in a group
1. What it says
What did Judah propose when the cup was found in Benjamin’s sack (vv. 33-34)?
2. What it means
What does it show that Judah offers himself as a slave in place of Benjamin (v. 33)?
3. How I live it
What small sacrifice can you make today for someone in your family?